Real Estate Instructor, Designated Executive BrokerABR, SFR

Melinda Abernathy, ABR, SFR, is a Designated Executive Broker with iRealty Arkansas in the Little Rock office and is a member of the Little Rock Realtors Association (LRRA).

Melinda has been an Arkansas licensed realtor for 12 years and a licensed real estate instructor for one year. As the former owner and Principal Broker of \hōm\ Realty Group, she has been providing training to real estate agents for over 8 years. Melinda got her start as an educator in 1995 as a 1st grade school teacher in the public school system.

Melinda is married and a mom of three almost grown boys. Her hobbies include anything “beach related”. Her favorite quote: "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

As the nation responds to COVID-19, we want you to know that we appreciate you and we are thinking of you as we all respond to this pandemic.

Everything is changing….and we have had to move fast and make quick decisions to keep up with the changes. We too, are adjusting to our “new normal”. Due to the uncertainty as to when “normal” will reappear, we needed to move fast. How can we continue to provide interactive real estate education to our beloved customers? We had to stop thinking and start planning.

The Arkansas Real Estate Commission recently authorized Arkansas real estate education providers to utilize alternative methods of instruction for currently approved classroom courses. We have jumped on that, and decided to offer classes via ZOOM, which is a LIVE video-conferencing platform. We were successful in recently conducting a class via ZOOM, and we are excited to be moving forward with other classes in that manner. Currently, all of our May classes are being held via Zoom. We are planning on resuming our "in-person" classes in June with all of the necessary safety precautions in place. Our class size will decrease in order to practice social distancing between students.

We are currently keeping abreast of all COVID-19 news and safety recommendations and we are prepared to make any changes regarding our future classes that are deemed necessary for the safety of our educators, staff, and our students.

We can’t thank you enough for your patience and understanding! If you have any questions regarding your registration or an upcoming class that is on our site, please don’t hesitate to contact the school directly at 501-404-2454.